Beal v. Carolina Coal Co.

The degree of care required of persons having the possession and control of dangerous explosives, such as dynamite, is of the highest kind, requiring constant caution in their care and custody. The degree of care required must be measured by the dangerous character of the article. Brittingham v. Stadiem, 151 N. C., 302; Wood v. McCabe, ib., 458; McGhee v. R. R., 147 N. C., 142; Haynes v. Gas Co., 114 N. C., 203; Horne v. Power Co., 144 N. C., 375; Witsell v. R. R., 120 N. C., 557.

It is true .that dynamite if properly bandied is harmless, but if there is negligence most serious results can…